Enlightenment is not something you achieve.
It is the absence of something.
All your life you have been going forward
after something, pursuing some goal.
Enlightenment is dropping all that.
Charlotte Joko Beck
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These quotes come from a wide variety of sources and have always rung true for me or at least made me think. As you read them, you'll get to know me better.
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